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How to rescue a blown diet or a skipped workout

Some tips for getting your momentum back when returning to healthy habits.

Tags: Josef Brandenburg, healthy eating, vacation, tips

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What really happens when you skip a workout

It's easy to skip a workout when schedules get busy or other plans come up. If you wait for the rare day that you get every email answered and are 100 percent caught up on work, you'll workout four times a year. And here's what will happen to your body when you neglect activity.

Tags: Josef Brandenburg, The Body You Want, exercise

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Seven tips for increasing your workout intensity

Increasing the intensity of your workout burns more fat and builds muscle.

Tags: Lisa Reed, fitness, intensity, health,

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An organized strategy for achieving a ‘beach body'

The idea of achieving a "beach body" can seem daunting, but local fitness expert Lisa Reed has a few tips to help simplify and organize a routine for a healthy summer figure.

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Professional secrets for a summer stomach, Part 2

In the second half of this series, we'll touch on how to achieve an awesome, time efficient and safe core workout.

Tags: fitness, Josef Brandenburg, The Body You Want, ab, core, stomach

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Working out the Amish way

Bucky Mitchell, the Amish Trainer, combines his Amish background with fitness training to create his own healthy lifestyle.

Tags: Amish trainer, Vida Fitness, health, fitness, food, meditation, yoga, Alex Beall

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Get a workout and help the hungry at the D.C. Protein Food Drive

Most food drives collect items loaded in carbohydrates, but low-income families really need food rich in protein. So one D.C. fitness trainer is starting a Protein Food Drive in April.

Tags: food donations, protein, exercise, fitness, Josef Brandenburg

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The dangers of workout supplement Jack3d

Consuming the dietary supplement Jack3d and then working out is a "disaster waiting to happen," according to local fitness trainers.

Tags: exercise, dietary supplement, fitness, Fairfax Hackley, Randi Martin

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Less time at the gym yields same results for older women

Older women who exercise two to four times a week see greater health benefits than those who work out six times a week, a new study shows.

Tags: Randi Martin, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, exercise

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The best foods to eat before and after a workout

For those who want to kick start their day with exercise, experts say it's important to eat the right foods before and after working out.

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